Walls, Laura Dassow
Henry David Thoreau: A Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226599373
- author:
- Walls, Laura Dassow
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 640
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- 22.86 x 15.24 x 4.83 centimetres, Biography, Literary, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Henry David Thoreau: A Life by Laura Dassow Walls explores the complex and multifaceted life of one of America's most iconic thinkers. From his early days in Concord, where the American experiment was still fresh and precarious, to his later years as a radical political activist and naturalist, Walls delves into the full arc of Thoreau's life. Thoreau's intellectual journey began with his famous experiment in living at Walden Pond, but there was much more to him than this brief period. As Walls reveals, Thoreau was part of a vibrant intellectual circle, an ardent naturalist, and a manual laborer and inventor. By tracing the full arc of his life, Walls restores Thoreau to us in all his profound complexity. Two hundred years after his birth, Walls offers a fresh perspective on Thoreau's life, shedding light on the transformation of his world from a community of farmers and artisans into a bustling commercial nation.
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